The Return of Doctor X (1939)
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- Passed
- 1h 2min
- Horror, Mystery
- 02 Dec 1939 (USA)
- Movie
A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Humphrey Bogart | ... |
Marshall Quesne
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| Rosemary Lane | ... |
Joan Vance
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| Wayne Morris | ... |
Walter Garrett
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| Dennis Morgan | ... |
Michael Rhodes
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| John Litel | ... |
Dr. Francis Flegg
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| Lya Lys | ... |
Angela Merrova
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| Huntz Hall | ... |
Pinky
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| Charles C. Wilson | ... |
Detective Roy Kincaid
(as Charles Wilson)
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| Vera Lewis | ... |
Miss Sweetman
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| Howard Hickman | ... |
Chairman (scenesDeleted)
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| Olin Howland | ... |
Undertaker
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| Arthur Aylesworth | ... |
Guide (scenesDeleted)
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Detective Sgt. Moran
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| Creighton Hale | ... |
Hotel Manager
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| John Ridgely | ... |
Rodgers
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| Joseph Crehan | ... |
Editor
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| Glenn Langan | ... |
Intern
(as Glen Langan)
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| William Hopper | ... |
Intern
(as DeWolf Hopper)
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| Nat Carr | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Loia Cheaney | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Eddie Graham | ... |
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
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| John Harron | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| Frank Mayo | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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John 'Skins' Miller | ... |
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
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| Jack Mower | ... |
Policeman Guarding Rodgers' Room (uncredited)
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| Paul Panzer | ... |
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
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Frank Pharr | ... |
Andy - the Night Editor (uncredited)
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Gwen Seager | ... |
Miss Lawrence (uncredited)
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Claude Wisberg | ... |
Office Boy (uncredited)
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vincent Sherman | ||
Written by
| Lee Katz | ... | (screen play) |
| William J. Makin | ... | (from a story by) |
Produced by
| Bryan Foy | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Bernhard Kaun | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Sidney Hickox | ... | director of photography (as Sid Hickox) |
Editing by
| Thomas Pratt | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Esdras Hartley | ||
Costume Design by
| Milo Anderson | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
| Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Louis Baum | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richard Maybery | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Charles Lang | ... | sound |
Stunts
| Buster Wiles | ... | stunt double: Humphrey Bogart (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bernhard Kaun | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John Langan | ... | dialogue director |
| Leo Morton Schulman | ... | technical advisor (as Dr. Leo Schulman) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. First National Films (1940) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1940) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (on "Hollywood's Legends of Horror Collection")
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- WME Home Entertainment (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
New York newspaper reporter Walter Barnett finds himself out of a job after he claims to have found actress Angela Merrova dead in her apartment - only the next day she showed up alive and threatened to sue the paper. Determined to investigate he discovers her involvement with a strange doctor who is an expert on human blood. Barnett then finds a connection to a series of gruesome murders where the victims were all found drained of blood.
Written by Col Needham |
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| Taglines | HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Humphrey Bogart said of this film: "This is one of the pictures that made me march in to [Warner Bros. studio chief Jack L. Warner] and ask for more money again. You can't believe what this one was like. I had a part that somebody like Bela Lugosi or Boris Karloff should have played. I was this doctor, brought back to life, and the only thing that nourished this poor bastard was blood. If it had been Jack Warner's blood or [Harry Warner's] or [Sam Warner's] maybe I wouldn't have minded as much. The trouble was, they were drinking mine and I was making this rotten movie." See more » |
| Goofs | When Bogart abducts Rosemary Lane, they leave in a light-colored, late 1930's cab. As the police pursue them, it changes to a black vintage car. When they arrive at the hide-out in the woods, it is a newer light-colored cab again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Man Called Bogart (1963). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In the opening credits, the three stars' order of billing is Morris, Lane, Bogart. But at the end, Bogart is listed first and Morris third. See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. Francis Flegg:
Interesting stuff, blood. See more » |